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COVID-19 AND SOCIAL DISTANCING



COVID-19


COVID-19 is a viral infection that is transmitting from one person to another. The virus that causes COVID-19 is in a family of viruses called “Coronoviridae. This virus has created a pandemic situation in the whole world. Almost 213 countries and Territories around the world have been affected by this virus. This virus started in a city of China, named Wuhan in December 2019 and took millions of lives. It was a completely unknown virus with the symptoms of normal cold and flu but end up severely infecting the lungs causing death. 

Symptoms



The very basic and mild symptoms of the virus were:
Cold
Flu
Headache
Fever
But then with time, there are many other symptoms added on the list that were also acute, such as,
Body aches
Coughing
Sneezing
No sense of smell and taste
Shortness of breath

To date doctors and researchers couldn’t confirm that every patient will surely go through the above-mentioned symptoms because there are some cases in which patients didn’t have any of the above symptoms but they are tested positive. 

Tests for COVID-19



There are 2 types of tests for this virus.
  • A viral test that will let you know, if you have a current infection or not.
  • An antibody test which will tell you that you had a past infection. It takes 1-3 week after infection for your body to make antibodies, that why this test might not tell about the current infection. But once your body develop the antibodies against this virus, it cannot infect you again.

Social Distancing




The very first solution for this virus was “Social distancing”, which meant Quarantine or self-isolate yourself. The person who feels some symptoms of this virus consults the doctor through a helpline (provided by the Government) and if the symptoms are mild, he has to isolate himself. He has to maintain a distance from his social circle even from his own family because as mentioned in the start that this viral infection is transmitting through one person to another. In case of severe symptoms, one should seek medical assistance and the patient should be admitted to the hospital to avoid the worst condition in which the patient could need a ventilator.
Social distancing is the main factor right now, which helps control this virus. People should,
  1.  avoid going out unnecessarily
  2. use mask if going out
  3. avoid handshakes and hugs
  4. use sanitizers (especially outside the house)
  5. wash hands regularly for at least 20sec
  6. sneeze in the elbow use tissue or hand for coughing


According to WHO (World Health Organization), this virus has taken almost 491,128 lives globally and almost 9,653,048 people are still infected by this virus. Right now social distancing seems to be the only way which can stop the spread of this virus. So, as a responsible citizen, everyone should play their part and maintain a social distance. 

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